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Stoic Sage is dedicated to using past knowledge to empower people today. This podcast series discusses modern, everyday challenges and uses the wisdom from nearly 2,000 years ago to bring about “how to think” rather than “what to think”.
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It takes courage to see your life outside of the opinions of others, only when you do so can you live authentically and fully.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
What does adversity have to do with nature? What is nature according to the stoics?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
It’s is not the adversity itself, but your judgements about them.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Do you ruminate over the past or worry about the future? Marcus suggests 2 steps to help you test those mental impressions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
We often make judgements of people we know nothing about. The online world makes it event easier to judge, but this is not the Stoic way.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
You’ve controlled your anger, what now? What should I do to address the situation? Seneca has some advice for us.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Anger is a passion that is difficult to control.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Checking your impressions is an important practice, but do you check those things which you avoid?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Objectify your desires to truly understand what it is that you’re chasing. This will ensure your desires do not become passions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
An anxious mind is the consequence of bad judgement.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Retreating to your inner citadel is easier when you can address the problems with statements and in turn, reframe the initial impressions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Your mind and body are connected, however, you do have co tell over your will - your ability to choose how you respond to pain.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
We will discuss the four moods that could negatively impact your philosophical progress, which we identified by Marcus Aurelius.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Before we ask ourselves whether or not something is within our control, we need to make sure our judgments about certain things are reasonable.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
The philosopher is a doctor for the soul and the philosophers school is the hospital for the soul.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Questioning every action may be difficult but we are creatures of habit, therefore, being mindful in fast and difficult moments calls for more practice in becoming more mindful.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Expand your sphere of compassion and care past yourself, past your family, you friends and into your communities.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
The four virtues should be flexible based on your capabilities and your individual realities.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Don’t use stoicism as an object when you’re trying to help people. Embody the philosophy!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Do not stretch yourself too thin! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
“The lesser of two evils” is still deciding do choose evil. Do whatever political good you can. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Not while in bed, but before bed, a Stoic should honestly review their actions. Remember to pardon yourself.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
When no one is looking, how do you keep yourself accountable for maintaining your Stoic philosophy?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Catch and release the feelings of anger!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/support
Today's episode is joined by Shane Sorensen from Renaissance Wisdom where we discuss Ethics and Prosperity.
What wisdom can we draw from the past to bring into today's struggles?
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You can be Stoic in the moment, but can you reflect on oneself as well?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/message
Today we discuss how Marcus Aurelius dealt with frustrating people and the passages we referenced.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoicsage/message
Premeditate on encountering difficult people. Choose to work with them instead.
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Today I am joined by David Ades owner of Dying to Live to discuss Being and Becoming. https://dyingtolive.blog
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It’s fun to talk about your life and adventures but talking with others, at its core, is about social bonding.
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Let the insults roll! Stoics have better things to in the present, fleeting moments of life, than worry about silly words.
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It’s easy to rally up against or for something of someone. The wise Stoic first questions before whether or not it impacts their own virtue.
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Stoics speak less, but when spoken, with more intention. Speaking well.
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Life is shorter than we realize, focus your efforts on those things that will bring meaning and fulfillment.
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Premeditate on frustrating situations and CHOOSE to be calm. Accept whatever comes your way.
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Seek out the friends that are likely to help you achieve excellence.
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It is not enough to simply think about your death, but to think about how the idea of death impacts your character.
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Feeling loss is normal, but the Stoic maintains his virtue.
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There are two types of goals that we as Stoics should avoid.
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Don’t burden yourself with ideas of wanting materialism.
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Sometimes we must choose different approaches to how we handle challenges. In this episode we discuss removing temptation vs voluntary discomfort.
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Do mealtimes bring you more pleasure than sustenance? Should Stoics moderate their mealtimes?
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Do you ever find yourself obeying your desires unquestioningly?
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Your thoughts/emotions become your words, words become action, action become character, character becomes your destiny.
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The universe is not out to get you, but you often times will be dragged for reasons that are not your own. Maybe they are, nonetheless, accept your fate. However it may come.
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Premeditation of future adversity creates stoics.
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It’s not enough to read philosophical doctrine or Instagram quotes to become a true stoic.
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It can be difficult to forgive people who have wronged us, but what can we do as stoics to learn how to forgive?
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Sympathy or empathy? Which would the Stoics prefer?
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We all know about Desire, but do you catch yourself desiring the avoidance of your aversions?
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Today we welcome Scott Lancaster to the show who tells us about his Stoic inspired jewelry company, Emerton Scott.
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In this episode we welcome Shane Sorensen from Renaissance Wisdom back to the show to discuss his new book!
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How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer.
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
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Speak the truth as you see it, but with kindness, with humility.
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In the end, when it’s over, all that matters is what you’ve done.
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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my favor.
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It is slavery to not speak one’s own thoughts.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies; for the hardest victory is over oneself.
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If you don’t have a consistent goal in life, you can’t leave it in a consistent way.
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People are strange, they neither wish to live or die.
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Nothing is ours except the time.
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Receive without pride, let go without attachment.
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Why is people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is the trust this intuition and be guided by it.
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Ensure your happiness relies entirely on things within your control.
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We must recognize the need to train and discipline our own character.
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Stoic short talks are open dialogue conversations around high profile events to help those learn how to think.
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No one is more hated then he who speaks the truth.
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What ought one say then as each a hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.
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First say what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
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Circumstances do not make the man, the only reveal him to himself.
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I am not born for one corner, the whole universe is my native land.
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Words empty as the wind are better left unsaid.
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Philosophy teaches us to act, not to speak.
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Before you help someone ask him if he’s willing to give up the things that make him sick.
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A wise man does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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To the rational being, only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.
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It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience
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Come with me, all bad fortunate to be conquered by endurance.
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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in which ever way they happen: this is the path to peace.
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Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to not harm others.
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
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Be as you wish to seem!
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Stop aspiring to be anyone other than your own best self; for that does fall within your control.
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You could be good today. Instead you choose tomorrow.
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Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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There is nothing in the world more demoralizing as money. Epictetus once said that money is an indifference because how we use it determines whether it is good or evil but what do you think?
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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
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On this months collection, I go over my top 5 favorite quotes that impacted this month.
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The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. How we deal with stress is important to every day life however why we deal with stress the way that we do is also an important thing to understand. In this episode we discuss why we deal with stress the way that we do and how to properly deal with it.
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If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be. Hitting a quarter life or midlife crisis can be challenging but why play so much pressure on yourself? Society should not determine what you do at a certain point of your life. Define your purpose and take charge of your life and you will always come out on top of these types of crises.
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“Only those who have the patience to do the small things perfectly will acquire the skills to do difficult things easily.” Anything worth having in life requires some degree of intentionality. As stoics we should lead our lives with intention, and that starts with conquering ourselves.
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Every man is guilty of the good things he did not do. In this episode we attempt to answer the questions, can we solve the worlds problems, should we solve the worlds problems, and how we should go about solving the worlds problems. What is a Stoic approach to solving the worlds problems? In short, stoics should always stand by truth and virtue.
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Life is very long and interesting. Boredom is a failure of imagination.
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If what you want seems insufficient to you, then though you possess the world, you will yet be miserable.
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Reason is immortal, all else mortal.
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You will earn the respect of all if you begin earning the respect of yourself.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark, but the real tragedy is when men are afraid of the lights.
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Man is nearly himself when he achieved the seriousness of a child at play.
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Exclusive Announcement: check the link in the bio for more details He who is everywhere, is nowhere.
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For no man is free who is a slave to his body.
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Perhaps the worst will happen, perhaps not, until then, look forward to better things.
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Rise to the level of your ideals, not the average of your environment.
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It is a man’s natural sickness to believe that he possesses the truth.
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Happy is the person who can improve others, not only when present l, but even when in their thoughts.
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The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles take away their power when they arrive
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Constantly test your mental impressions.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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Concern should drive us into action and not depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
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In the face of danger, be eager, not intimidated.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.
Today on the show, Brandon from The Strong Stoic podcast, and I talk about the culture of idolizing.
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No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to do good.
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A man’s character is his fate.
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Your mind is your only strength, your reason is your only power.
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It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul or to be a decent human being.
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They’d like to think for you and a part of you would like to let them.
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Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.
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You ask what is the proper limit to a person’s wealth? First, having what is essential, and second, having what is enough.
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Those who are well constituted in the body endure both the cold and the heat: and so those who are well constituted in the soul endure anger and grief and excessive joy and the other affects.
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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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But what is philosophy? Does it simply mean preparing ourselves for what may come? So, what should each of us say to every trial we face? This is what I’ve trained for, this is my philosophy. Today’s guest, Shane from Renaissance Wisdom, gives insight into early philosophy and how we translate that to modern philosophy. @renaissancewisdom
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Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage.
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Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
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Man conquers the world by conquering himself.
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He who is unable to live in society, must either be a beast or a God.
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Fight to be the person philosophy tried to make you
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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good
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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness
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The only thing that isn’t worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And to be patient with those who don’t
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Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as to not injure future ones.
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Define for me now what the “indifferences” are. Whatever thing we cannot control. Tell me the upshot. They are nothing to me.
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It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable
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When someone wrongs you, ask yourself: What made him do it? Once you understand his concept of good and evil, you'll feel sorry for him and cease to either be amazed or angry. If his concept is similar to yours, then you will be bound to forgive him since you would have acted as he did in similar circumstances. But if you do not share his ideas of good and evil, then you should find it even easier to overlook the wrongs of someone who is confused and in a moral muddle.
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Today’s guest, Jolie, discusses love from the mind of the Devine Feminine. “Nature bore us related to one another … She instilled in us a mutual love and made us compatible … Let us hold everything in common; we stem from a common source. Our fellowship is very similar to an arch of stones, which would fall apart, if they did not reciprocally support each other.”
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I shall show you a love potion without a drug, without a herb; without the incantation of any sorceress: if you want to be loved, love.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude
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There are three things in which a man ought to exercise himself who would be wise and good. The first concerns the desires, the second concerns the movements toward and from an object, the third concerns freedom from deception and rashness in judgement, and generally it concerns the assents.
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Philosophic doctrine, say the Stoics, falls into three parts: one physical, another ethical, and the third logical. Zeno of Citium was the first to make this division in his Exposition of Doctrine.
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Nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp on knowledge than self delusion - Zeno
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.
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When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one’s energy, that one’s modesty, another’s generosity, and so on. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us, when we’re practically showered with them.
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A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it
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Whoever then understands what is good, can also know how to love; but he who cannot distinguish good from bad, and things which are neither good nor bad from both, can he possess the power of loving? To love, then, is only in the power of the wise.
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I cannot escape death, but at least I can escape the fear of it
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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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Music has a rational structure and that it’s effect on the soul is rational
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Do what is necessary, and whatever the reason of a social animal naturally requires, and as it requires.
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Sickness is a problem for the body, not the mind, unless the mind decides it is a problem
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A stoic does not go quietly into that good night, a stoic fights tooth and nail for what is right, a stoic cant be broken, a stoic would die before they submit or compromise with evil.
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If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgement about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgement now.
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How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?
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It is not men alone who possess eagerness and a natural inclination towards virtue, but women also.
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Waste no time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
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Remember: Matter. How tiny your share of it. Time. How brief and fleeting your allotment of it. Fate. How small a role you play in it.
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You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.
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You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference
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The man who has virtue is in need of nothing whatever for the purpose of living well
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To a sage, assuming positive intentions is a powerful tool and is comparable to modern practices which results in emotional resilience.
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When you arise in the morning, think to yourself what a privilege it is to be alive.
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Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
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Life begins before your first meeting, before your first rush of dopamine from your phone and before the unknowns that life will throw at you.
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